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Object Info
Objects NGC6188
Type Emission/Reflection Nebula
Centered at: RA:16:40.5 Dec: -48:47
Constellation Ara
Size ?
Distance 4,400 light years
Dimensions 20 x 12 arcminutes
Image Field 102'09" x 68'82"
Notes A 6-part mosaic taken at 900mm during the 2005 Queensland Astrofest
Taken from: Camp Duckadang
2005 Queensland Astrofest
Long - Lat = 153:23.54E 25:56.8S
On: 4th and 5th August 2005



Image Info
Telescope Intes MN61 - 6" f6 Maksutov-Newtonian
Focal Length 900 millimetres
Telescope guiding Self-guided by ST10XE.
Telescope control Astrometric Sky Walker II
CCD camera SBIG ST-10xe
Camera cooling Regulated Thermoelectric
Camera pixels 2184 x 1472 x 6.8um
Image scale 1.5 arcseconds per pixel
Processed with: Mira A/P, Maxim DL, Photoshop
LRGB Exposures - Each individual tile. Total image time = X 6. L,R,G,B = 60.40,40,40 minutes taken as 10-minute unbinned subimages.
Image Calibrations All sub-images Dark Subtracted, Flat Fielded.